Plastic fence-post.



i UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEre-E.

ll'UvGl-I P. LIBHART, OF TROUP, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONll-HAl'il" TO.HENRY IQDWARDS, 0F

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TEXAS.

PLASTIC FE NGE-POST.

Annlication lerl March 2,

To all whom it may Concern.' t

Be it knownthat I, HUGH l?. LrBuAn'r, a. citizen of the United States,residingl at Troup, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful linprevenientsvin Plastic Fence-Posts,of which the following is a specifieatir-in, reference being had thereinto the accompanying` drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in fence posts constructed ofplastic material and to means for securing fence Wires and railsthereto.

One object of the invention is to provide a strong and durable plasticfence post which inay be produced at a comparatively lsmall eost.

Another object of the `invention is to pro vide a post of this characterwith means whereby either fence wires or wooden fence rails may bereadily attacheeI to it.

Another object of the invention is to provide-fence rail attaching,`blocks which are entirely embedded within the body of the post so 'thatthey will be protected from lthe weather. v

Another objet-t of the invention is to provide an improved double loopor eye by which a fence wire may be secured to the post.

The above and other objects are accom plished by the improvedconstruction illustrated in the aceompanyingiV drawings, in

Vwhich.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my iinproved 'fence post, showing fencewires attached thereto; Fig. 2 is aivertical section through the saineon the plan'e indicated by the line' 22 in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the plane of the line I 3 in Fig. 2,' Fig. t is aperspective View ofthe reinlorcing members and the fence rail attachingblocks which are ein bedded in the post.

My improved fence post comprises a body 1 molded of' cement, concrete orother suitable plastic material and preferably of square or rectangularforni in cross section. lThe'l body l'is also preferably taperedlongitudinally from its lower end. to its topwhich lat-V ter is roundedas shown at 2 n1 Fig. l..- Upon vopposite sides of the base or lower endof the post, l. preferably provide laterally or horizontallyl projectingribs or flanges Il which serve to effectively anchor the post in the ySpecification yof Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 24, 1907.

1907. Serial No. 360,206.

ln order to strengthen the post, I embed or niold in it a suitablereinforcing frame, .the preferred form ofwhich is clearly shown in Fig.4.. tudinally extending strandsof barbed Wire together by blocks 4 ofwood or other suitable material to which fence rails of Wood, 0r thelike, may be secured by nails or similar fastening devices. The twoforward. reinforcing members or strands 5, 6 are arranged upon oppositesides of the blocks 4 `and they are preferably formed of a single pieceof barbed Wire by bending it upon itself at its' center to 'form thecoil or loop 7 and so as to v have its two ends parallel; the lowerextremities of said ends are preferably bent vat right angles andinopposite -directions, as shown at 8 in Fig. 4, and they may be of suchlength as,to project into the ancliorflanges 3. The third reinforcing,rmember or strand 9 .is arranged centrally upon theI rear faces of the,block and has its upper and lower ends 10, l1

rearward f, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The,

cured to the blocks 4 by staples 12, as clearly shown in Fig. lVhile theblocks 4. may be of any shape, l preferably make thorn rectangular withtheir lupper and'lower ends beveled in opposite directions so that theyare of dove-tailform. They are so embedded in the bodyofthe post thattheir smaller frontfaces will lie close to the frontl'ace of the post 1,but at the same time be entirely covered by a 4thin layer of cement, asshown at 13. This layer 13 'is of sullicient thickness to preventmoisture from reaching t-h`e block but at the saine time, is thin,enough to perrnit nails or similar fastenings to be driven through itand into the block for the pur# pose of attaching wooden fence rails,fence wires, or the like. Any number of the blocks.' 4 may be embedded.in eachfpost and they. are preferably arranged centrally between doubleloops or eyes 14 which are especially provided for the. attachment offence wires. While the centralarrangement ofthe. blocks serves to locatethen l may more effectively aceomplish this, and especially when theblocks .-1 re arranged at varying intervals throughout the length of thepost, by forni'- ingl upon the front face ol the post scores orimlenlitions-l.

Having thus described my invention what arranged in triangular relationand secured bent'in opposite directions or forwardly and This frameconsists of three longistrands or members 5, (i, 7 are preferably sei Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.A fencepost comirising a body of plastic material and a rein orcingframe embedded thereinand consisting of longitudinal reinforcingvmembers arranged in angular relation and" plurality of we ge shapedblocks arranged between and secured to said members,'saidibl0cks beingspaced a art by said members and eaeh'having one o its faces arrangedadjacent to one face of the post and covered by a thin layer of plasticmaterial of which the body is composed', whereby fastening devices maybe drlven through said layery and into the blocks, substantlally as de*15 scribed. l In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses. Y

' HUGH P. LIBHART. Witnesses:

FLORA CLARK, HARRIETT CHILDERs.

